Rising O's wrote:If he can be slightly less than Gardner then we have ourselves a much needed asset on the 25 man. I'm happy he got some time this year in the majors and enough ABs to give him a spring board for 2012. We need a lead-off hitter desperately with little on the free agent market which can fill that need.

I agree about letting him get enough playing time this season. I guess I have been a little too jumpy on him, but I did admit my gripes about him. I will not be surprised if he turns out to be a player as Jordan described above, but I'll admit that I personally do not expect it. This is the Orioles we are talking about haha!!

]]>2011-10-06T09:47:39-05:002011-10-06T09:47:39-05:00http://orioles-nation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=557&p=4065#p4065Statistics: Posted by Matt P — October 6th, 2011, 9:47 am
]]>2011-10-05T23:02:50-05:002011-10-05T23:02:50-05:00http://orioles-nation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=557&p=4061#p4061Statistics: Posted by OriolesRedskins28 — October 5th, 2011, 11:02 pm
]]>2011-10-05T21:39:50-05:002011-10-05T21:39:50-05:00http://orioles-nation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=557&p=4057#p4057He has excellent speed, and is a good defender.He could be a solid pinch runner as well.But what use is having a one dimensional player that is below average with the bat?

-It is trending downwards. While a standard drop is usually accurate, these drops are somewhat startling for a guy who is supposed to be built around speed. He also has minimal power and I doubt he will be gaining that anytime soon.The same could be said about Kyle Hudson. -The Orioles need to get away from these one dimensional players who essentially are not going to cut it in the majors. Rarely do these kind of players work out, or become long lasting MLB players. The closest example I could think of was Scott Podsednik. He had a good career, but far from excellent.